Table 2 Collaboration with stakeholders (compiled by the authors)

Category 1: Stakeholders of Internal Security

Education Institutions

Sub-category 1.1: Primary Stakeholders I

Codes:

 1.1.1 employers and their regional agencies

 1.1.2 ministries under whose authority the interviewees work (Ministry of Interior/Ministry of Justice)

 1.1.3 other higher education institutions

Sub-category 1.2: Primary Stakeholders II

Codes:

 1.2.1. students

 1.2.2. employees

 1.2.3. other ministries

 1.2.4. alumni

 1.2.5 applicants

Sub-category 1.3: Secondary Stakeholders

Codes:

 1.3.1 society

 1.3.2 other European level institutions

 1.3.4 trade unions

 1.3.5 secondary schools

 1.3.6 committees and councils

 1.3.7 press

 1.3.8 politicians

 1.3.9 other national training centers

 1.3.10 IT service centers

 1.3.11 local government institutions

Category 2:

Collaboration with Employers and Their Regional Agencies

Sub-category 2.1: Informal Collaboration Based on Common Interest

Codes:

 2.1.1 Networking

 2.1.2 Personal contacts

 2.1.3 Joint marketing (reputation building)

 2.1.4 The institution of professional higher education

as a mediator in specifying the needs of the interest group

 2.1.5 Joint research and development

Sub-category 2.2: Formal Collaboration

Codes:

 2.2.1 Regular meetings and visits

 2.2.2 Formal correspondence

 2.2.3 Formal networking

 2.2.4 Feedback system

 2.2.5 Cooperation councils

Category 3:

Collaboration with Leading Ministries (Interior/Justice)

Sub-category 3.1: Formal Cooperation Based on Subordination

Codes:

 3.1.1. Stakeholder dominance and guidelines

 3.1.2 Trading

Sub-category 3.2: Informal Collaboration

Code:

 3.2.1 Personal relationships

Category 4:

Collaboration with Other Higher Education Institutions

Sub-category 4.1: Informal Collaboration Based on Common Interest

Codes:

 4.1.1 Competition and coping with it

 4.1.2. Joint projects

 4.1.3. Networking

Category 5: Factors Affecting Collaboration

Sub-category 5.1: Factors Positively Affecting Collaboration

Codes:

 5.1.1 Common interest

 5.1.2 Role of personality

 5.1.3 Organizational culture

 5.1.4 Involvement

 5.1.5 Building trust

Sub-category 5.2: Factors Negatively Affecting Collaboration

Codes:

 5.2.1 Conflict

 5.2.2 Competition

 5.2.3 Manipulation

 5.2.4 Strict hierarchy

 5.2.5 Domination